--- title: Telos Alliance Blog Featuring Audio News Events Products & Updates | Broadcast Engineering (8) description: Broadcast Engineering | Telos Alliance has led the audio industry’s innovation in Broadcast Audio, Digital Mixing & Mastering, Audio Processors & Compression, Broadcast Mixing Consoles, Audio Interfaces, AoIP & VoIP for over three decades. The Telos Alliance family of products include Telos® Systems, Omnia® Audio, Axia® Audio, Linear Acoustic®, 25-Seven® Systems, Minnetonka™ Audio and Jünger Audio. Covering all ranges of Audio Applications for Radio & Television from Telos Infinity IP Intercom Systems, Jünger Audio AIXpressor Audio Processor, Omnia 11 Radio Processors, Axia Networked Quasar Broadcast Mixing Consoles and Linear Acoustic AMS Audio Quality Loudness Monitoring and 25-Seven TVC-15 Watermark Analyzer & Monitor. Telos Alliance offers audio solutions for any and every Radio, Television, Live Events, Podcast & Live Streaming Studio With Telos Alliance “Broadcast Without Limits” “Love What You Hear” (8) --- [![TWiRT 347 - Jeff Welton - IT Security and 400 Kilowatts | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/twirt346t.jpg)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/it-security-400) ## [TWiRT 347 - Jeff Welton - IT Security and 400 Kilowatts | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/it-security-400) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on May 6, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![TWIRT347.png](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TWIRT347.png?width=320&name=TWIRT347.png "TWIRT347.png")](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewPtsbxPkCU) # TWiRT 347 - Jeff Welton - IT Security and 400 Kilowatts Canadians may be polite, but most don’t want you hacking their Internet-connected stuff.  Jeff Welton from Nautel offers advice for IT security at the transmitter site, plus describes hand-on a 400 kW AM transmitter, and what tools to keep handy nowadays for solid-state transmitter maintenance. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/it-security-400) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) [![TWiRT 346 - Live at NAB 2017 | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/twirt346t.jpg)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/nab-2017) ## [TWiRT 346 - Live at NAB 2017 | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/nab-2017) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Apr 29, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![twirt346t.jpg](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/twirt346t.jpg?width=320&name=twirt346t.jpg "twirt346t.jpg")](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua6fXNZxPfw&t=3074s) # TWiRT 346 - Live at NAB 2017 It was the last day of NAB 2017, but before it was over, Kirk Harnack and Chris Tobin brought us some of the best radio broadcast tech at the show. Simon Jackson with flow batteries at transmitter sites in Fiji, Telos Alliance CEO Frank Foti, Mark Persons, Fritz Golman, and more! [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/nab-2017) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) [![TWiRT 345 - NAB 2017 Show Setup | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TWIRT345.png)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/nab-2017-show) ## [TWiRT 345 - NAB 2017 Show Setup | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/nab-2017-show) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Apr 22, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![TWIRT345.png](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TWIRT345.png?width=320&name=TWIRT345.png "TWIRT345.png")](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua6fXNZxPfw&t=3074s) # TWiRT 345 - NAB 2017 Show Setup Behind the scenes, we’re on location at the Las Vegas Convention Center during setup for the NAB Show.  Chris Tobin takes us on a tour of booths being set up, while Joe Talbot and Juan Punyed talk about why we get together every year in the desert. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/nab-2017-show) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) [![TWiRT 344 - Swedish Thai Radio with Kennet Andhersån | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TWIRT344.png)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/thai-radio-kennet-andhersan) ## [TWiRT 344 - Swedish Thai Radio with Kennet Andhersån | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/thai-radio-kennet-andhersan) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Apr 14, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![TWIRT344.png](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TWIRT344.png?width=320&name=TWIRT344.png "TWIRT344.png")](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkNE61oZzAQ) # TWiRT 344 - Swedish Thai Radio with Kennet Andhersån Kennet Andhersån grew up in Sweden, and worked in Swedish radio stations. Now he’s building and consulting stations in Thailand, plus developing software for broadcasters. Get a new perspective on radio engineering as Kennet joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack for This Week in Radio Tech. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/thai-radio-kennet-andhersan) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) [![TWiRT 343 - Where's that Satellite with John Bisset | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TWIRT343.png)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/satelitte-with-john-bisset) ## [TWiRT 343 - Where's that Satellite with John Bisset | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/satelitte-with-john-bisset) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Apr 7, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![TWIRT343.png](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TWIRT343.png?width=320&name=TWIRT343.png "TWIRT343.png") # TWiRT 343 - Where's that Satellite with John Bisset John Bisset is here! He’s the guy who writes the “Workbench” column in Radio World. Always quick with great ideas for radio engineers, John joins us to talk about moving your satellite dish, preparing for the worst when that doesn’t work, and more tips from the master of the workbench! [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/satelitte-with-john-bisset) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) [![TWiRT 342 - Make Money by Saving It with Jim Gray | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TWIRT342.png)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/make-money-jim-gray) ## [TWiRT 342 - Make Money by Saving It with Jim Gray | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/make-money-jim-gray) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Mar 31, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # ![TWIRT342.png](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TWIRT342.png?width=320&name=TWIRT342.png "TWIRT342.png") TWiRT 342 - Make Money by Saving It with Jim Gray A penny saved really is a penny earned! Ask Jim Gray who runs Optimized Media Group. Jim and his team do normal broadcast engineering; they also help stations by demonstrating Return on Investment with newer technologies, and sometimes with older equipment. Jim joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack on TWiRT. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/make-money-jim-gray) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) [![TWiRT 341 - Sports and Studio Mics with Chris Wygal | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TWIRT341.png)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/sports-and-studio-mics-chris-wygal) ## [TWiRT 341 - Sports and Studio Mics with Chris Wygal | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/sports-and-studio-mics-chris-wygal) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Mar 23, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![TWIRT341.png](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TWIRT341.png?width=320&name=TWIRT341.png "TWIRT341.png") # TWiRT 341 - Sports and Studio Mics with Chris Wygal How many of us broadcast engineers learned by on-the-job training? Have you had a mentor or did you learn by doing it yourself?  Chris Wygal is the engineer and ops manager for a network of stations in Virginia and shares with us his tricks for on-location sports production and broadcast studios. **Hosts:** Chris Tobin, [IP-Solutionist](mailto:support@ipcodecs.com)[Kirk Harnack](http://about.me/kirkharnack), [The Telos Alliance](https://www.telosalliance.com/), [Delta Radio](http://www.deltaradio.net/), & [South Seas Broadcasting](http://www.southseasbroadcasting.com/) **Guest:** [Chris Wygal - Operations Manager, The Journey Radio Network, Liberty University](http://linkedin.com/in/chriswygal) **Show Links:** [The Journey Radio Network](http://www.myjourneyfm.com/) [Dead Cat Wind Muff (example)](http://www.bswusa.com/Windscreens-Rode-DeadCat-P4623.aspx) [Shure ULX wireless mic transmitter](http://www.shure.com/americas/products/wireless-systems/ulxd-systems/ulxd1-wireless-bodypack-transmitter) [How to Improve a Studio’s Room Acoustics](https://ehomerecordingstudio.com/acoustic-treatment-101/) [Omnia.9 FM Audio Processor](https://www.telosalliance.com/Omnia/Omnia9) Cloudlifter Mic “Activator” [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/sports-and-studio-mics-chris-wygal) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) [![TWiRT 340 - War Stories with Robbie Green | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TWIRT340.png)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/war-stories-robbie-green) ## [TWiRT 340 - War Stories with Robbie Green | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/war-stories-robbie-green) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Mar 10, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![TWIRT340.png](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TWIRT340.png?width=320&name=TWIRT340.png "TWIRT340.png") # TWiRT 340 - War Stories with Robbie Green Move 4 radio studios across town.  You’ve got two weeks.  Go!  Oh, and scrounge some equipment to make the STL systems work with an old T-1 circuit.  And, find some time to replace seven FM transmitters with new, solid-state units and full HD Radio. That’s the world of engineer, Robbie Green. Robbie joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack on This Week in Radio Tech. **Hosts:** Chris Tobin, [IP-Solutionist](mailto:support@ipcodecs.com)[Kirk Harnack](http://about.me/kirkharnack), [The Telos Alliance](https://www.telosalliance.com/), [Delta Radio](http://www.deltaradio.net/), & [South Seas Broadcasting](http://www.southseasbroadcasting.com/) **Guest:** [Robbie Green - Market Chief Engineer, CBS Radio, Houston](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbie-green-689b698a) **Show Links:** [Studio Technologies Model 214 Talent Console](http://www.studio-tech.com/product_m214.html) [Soundcraft Si Expression 1 audio mixer](http://www.soundcraft.com/products/si-expression-1) [Ethernet Private Line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Ethernet) (Carrier Ethernet) [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/war-stories-robbie-green) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) [![TWiRT 339 - Securing What Matters | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TWIRT339.png)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/securing-what-matters) ## [TWiRT 339 - Securing What Matters | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/securing-what-matters) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Mar 3, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![TWIRT339.png](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TWIRT339.png?width=320&name=TWIRT339.png "TWIRT339.png") # TWiRT 339 - Securing What Matters More hackers, more breaches, more ways for broadcast engineers to have a really bad day! Chris Tobin relates what can happen and the steps you need to take to patch your IT security holes. Plus, Les Kutasi joins us with news from Kathrein and the world of broadband antennas. **Hosts:** Chris Tobin, [IP-Solutionist](mailto:support@ipcodecs.com)[Kirk Harnack](http://about.me/kirkharnack), [The Telos Alliance](https://www.telosalliance.com/), [Delta Radio](http://www.deltaradio.net/), & [South Seas Broadcasting](http://www.southseasbroadcasting.com/)   **Show Links:** [Shields UP! Internet Port Test (Click on Services, then Shields UP!)](https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2) [IT Security podcast, “Security Now”](https://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm) [A Primer on Encryption for Policymakers](https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~felten/encryption_primer.pdf) (and a quick read for all of us) [VPN Technology Primer](http://tomoconnor.eu/blogish/vpn-technologies-primer/) [Kathrein USA information](http://www.kathreinusa.com/) [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/securing-what-matters) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) [![TWiRT 338 - The Standard that Stuck - with Richard Burden | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TWIRT338.png)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/the-standard-that-stuck-richard-burden) ## [TWiRT 338 - The Standard that Stuck - with Richard Burden | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/the-standard-that-stuck-richard-burden) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Feb 23, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![TWIRT338.png](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TWIRT338.png?width=320&name=TWIRT338.png "TWIRT338.png") # TWiRT 338 - The Standard that Stuck - with Richard Burden  Cassette tapes. 8-Track. Digital Cassettes. FM-QUAD. AM Stereo. Reel-to-reel.  Audio standards come and go, but Multiplex FM Stereo lives on and is nearly 60 years old! Richard Burden extensively tested our FM Stereo system when it was just a proposal. Dick joins me to chat about that and more on TWiRT! **Host:** [Kirk Harnack](http://about.me/kirkharnack), [The Telos Alliance](https://www.telosalliance.com/), [Delta Radio](http://www.deltaradio.net/), & [South Seas Broadcasting](http://www.southseasbroadcasting.com/) **Guest:** [Richard Burden, Principal - Burden Associates](http://dickburden.com/about.html) **Show Links:** [Stereo Multiplexing for Dummies](http://transmitters.tripod.com/stereo.htm) [FM Stereo at Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_broadcasting) [Travelers Information Service](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelers'_information_station) [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/the-standard-that-stuck-richard-burden) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) [Previous](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering/page/7) [All posts](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/all) [Next](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering/page/9) Blog Search Search ### Recent Posts ## Subscribe *If you love broadcast audio, you'll love Telos Alliance's newsletter. 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